Portable media player device management
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1. A multimedia distribution method, comprising:
- providing, by a service provider, a universal storefront for accessing multimedia assets, wherein the universal storefront comprises;
a plurality of access portals for accessing the particular multimedia assets from any of a plurality of user devices, the plurality of access portals including;
a television service portal;
a web portal; and
a mobile portal;
a portal agnostic storefront application coupled to the plurality of access portals and configured to send display data to a user device associated with a user, wherein the user device is signed on to the universal storefront via one of the plurality of access portals and further wherein the display data is indicative of a storefront display; and
a media agent configured to;
provide connectivity between a portable media player and the portal agnostic storefront application; and
transfer multimedia assets among access points comprising the plurality of access portals and the portable media player coupled to the portal agnostic storefront application;
wherein the universal storefront is configured to respond to receiving, via any of the plurality of access portals, a request for a particular multimedia asset, by performing universal storefront operations comprising;
determining whether an access right confirmation has been received, wherein the access right confirmation indicates that access rights for the particular multimedia asset and specific to the portable media player have been obtained; and
responsive to determining that the access right confirmation has been received;
notifying the portable media player that the user is authorized to replay the particular multimedia asset; and
sending the particular multimedia asset to the portable media player.
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Abstract
A method and system for distributing multimedia content includes a unified storefront (USF) application providing access portals to a multimedia content distribution network, including an Internet-protocol television access portal, a web access portal and a mobile access portal. The USF application may further communicate with a media agent to access a portable media player (PMP), allowing multimedia content to be sent to the PMP from any of the access portals.
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1. A multimedia distribution method, comprising:
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providing, by a service provider, a universal storefront for accessing multimedia assets, wherein the universal storefront comprises; a plurality of access portals for accessing the particular multimedia assets from any of a plurality of user devices, the plurality of access portals including; a television service portal; a web portal; and a mobile portal; a portal agnostic storefront application coupled to the plurality of access portals and configured to send display data to a user device associated with a user, wherein the user device is signed on to the universal storefront via one of the plurality of access portals and further wherein the display data is indicative of a storefront display; and a media agent configured to; provide connectivity between a portable media player and the portal agnostic storefront application; and transfer multimedia assets among access points comprising the plurality of access portals and the portable media player coupled to the portal agnostic storefront application; wherein the universal storefront is configured to respond to receiving, via any of the plurality of access portals, a request for a particular multimedia asset, by performing universal storefront operations comprising; determining whether an access right confirmation has been received, wherein the access right confirmation indicates that access rights for the particular multimedia asset and specific to the portable media player have been obtained; and responsive to determining that the access right confirmation has been received; notifying the portable media player that the user is authorized to replay the particular multimedia asset; and sending the particular multimedia asset to the portable media player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A non-transitory computer readable medium, including processor executable program instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to performing operations comprising:
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providing, by a service provider; a portal agnostic storefront application enabling user access to multimedia assets via each of a plurality of access portals, the plurality of access portals including a television service portal, a web portal, and a mobile portal; and a media agent configured to; provide connectivity between a portable media player and the portal agnostic storefront application; and transfer multimedia assets among access points comprising the plurality of access portals and the portable media player coupled to the portal agnostic storefront application; and responsive to a receiving, via any of the plurality of access portals, a request for a particular multimedia asset, performing operations comprising; determining whether an access right confirmation has been received, wherein the access right confirmation indicates that access rights for the particular multimedia asset and specific to the portable media player have been obtained; and responsive to determining that the access right confirmation has been received; notifying the portable media player that the user is authorized to replay the particular multimedia asset; and sending the particular multimedia asset to the portable media player. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A network server, comprising:
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a hardware processor; a non-transitory computer readable medium including processor-executable instructions comprising; first instructions for providing a portal agnostic storefront application enabling user access to multimedia assets via each of a plurality of access portals, the plurality of access portals including a television service portal, a web portal, and a mobile portal; second instructions for providing a media agent configured to; provide connectivity between a portable media player and the portal agnostic storefront application; and transfer multimedia assets among access points comprising the plurality of access portals and the portable media player coupled to the portal agnostic storefront application; and third instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to respond to receiving, via any of the plurality of access portals, a request for a particular multimedia asset by performing operations comprising; determining whether an access right confirmation has been received, wherein the access right confirmation indicates that access rights for the particular multimedia asset and specific to the portable media player have been obtained; and responsive to determining that the access right confirmation has been received; notifying the portable media player that the user is authorized to replay the particular multimedia asset; and sending the particular multimedia asset to the portable media player. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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